Connexin 43 hemichannels contribute to the propagation of apoptotic cell death in a rat C6 glioma cell model

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 151-163

  Decrock, E ^a   De Vuyst, E ^a   Vinken, M ^b   Van Moorhem, M ^a   Vranckx, K ^a   Wang, N ^a   Van Laeken, L ^a   De Bock, M ^a   D'Herde, K ^a   Lai, C P ^c   Rogiers, V ^b   Evans, W H ^d   Naus, C C ^c   Leybaert, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CELL MARKER; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOCHROME C;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; GAP JUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GLIOMA CELL; HEMICHANNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOPLASM; ELECTROPORATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE SILENCING; GLIOMA; HUMANS; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

RATTUS;

EID: 57649183942     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: 14765403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2008.138     Document Type: Article

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